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LA Dodgers spent big in free agency before winning big. The 2025 class might be even deeper

Nov. 03, 2024 13:05 PM EST

PHOENIX (AP) — The Los Angeles Dodgers spent big last offseason before winning big this postseason, taking home a World Series title after committing more than $1 billion on players like Shohei Ohtani, Yoshinobu Yamamoto and Teoscar Hernández. Now it's time to see which teams are...

Yamamoto outduels Darvish in historic matchup as Dodgers beat Padres 2-0 to reach NLCS

Oct. 12, 2024 01:21 AM EDT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles Dodgers shelled out $1 billion for Japanese talent in the offseason and it's paying off in the playoffs. Yoshinobu Yamamoto outdueled Yu Darvish in a historic postseason matchup of Japanese-born starters, and the Dodgers got home runs from Kiké...

Betts and Ohtani help the Dodgers stay alive in NLDS with 8-0 win vs the Padres

Oct. 10, 2024 03:02 AM EDT

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Mookie Betts homered for the second straight night, Shohei Ohtani hit an RBI single and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat Dylan Cease and the San Diego Padres 8-0 on Wednesday night to force a deciding Game 5 in their tense NL Division Series. Will Smith and Gavin Lux...

Padres warn fans about abusive behavior ahead of NLDS Game 3 against Dodgers

Oct. 09, 2024 01:38 AM EDT

SAN DIEGO (AP) — The San Diego Padres have reminded fans about their zero-tolerance policy for bad behavior ahead of Game 3 of their NL Division Series against rival Los Angeles after tempers flared on the field and in the stands at Dodger Stadium on Sunday night. Game 2 was...

Betts homers to break slump but apparently thought he was robbed again by Profar

Oct. 09, 2024 01:15 AM EDT

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Mookie Betts broke an 0-for-22 playoff slump with a home run Tuesday night but apparently thought he had been robbed again by left fielder Jurickson Profar of the San Diego Padres in Game 3 of the NL Division Series. Betts' homer gave the Dodgers a short-lived 1-0...

Tatis homers again as the Padres beat the Dodgers 6-5 for a 2-1 NLDS lead

Oct. 09, 2024 01:09 AM EDT

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Fernando Tatis Jr.'s towering two-run home run highlighted a six-run second inning, and the San Diego Padres held on to beat Shohei Ohtani and the rival Los Angeles Dodgers 6-5 on Tuesday night to take a 2-1 lead in a tense NL Division Series. The Padres moved...

Dodgers manager Roberts says it's 'bothersome' that Machado seemed to throw ball at him in dugout

Oct. 07, 2024 23:16 PM EDT

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Los Angeles manager Dave Roberts said it was “bothersome” and “unsettling” that a ball San Diego third baseman Manny Machado threw into the Dodgers dugout seemed intended for him during the Padres' 10-2 win in Game 2 of their NL Division Series, when tempers flared on the...

Tossed balls from stands, apparently aimed at Profar, interrupt Padres' win in NLDS Game 2

Oct. 07, 2024 11:18 AM EDT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Tempers flared on the field and in the stands at Dodger Stadium, with rowdy fans tossing baseballs, apparently at San Diego left fielder Jurickson Profar, and then trash that caused a 12-minute wait between pitches during the seventh inning of the Padres' 10-2 win in NL...

Dodger Stadium fans toss balls and trash on field, interrupt Padres' 10-2 win that evens NLDS

Oct. 07, 2024 08:26 AM EDT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Fans threw baseballs in the direction of San Diego left fielder Jurickson Profar and then tossed trash that caused a lengthy delay before the Padres beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 10-2 on Sunday night to even their NL Division Series at a game apiece. Yu Darvish...

Ohtani homers in playoff debut and the Dodgers rally to beat the Padres 7-5 in NLDS opener

Oct. 06, 2024 01:31 AM EDT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Shohei Ohtani hit a three-run homer in his postseason debut, Teoscar Hernández’s two-run single gave Los Angeles its first lead in a playoff game in two years, and the Dodgers beat the San Diego Padres 7-5 in their NL Division Series opener Saturday. Manny...